Webinar

Webinar Schedule for June 1-5

By United World Wrestling Press

Webinar Schedule for 1-5 June

Topic:  Risk Management for Coaches by Vincent AKA

Date:  Tuesday, 2 June
Time:  11:00 - Zurich (UTC+2) – 5:00 - New York (Check your local time)
Language:  French
Level:  Introductory Level Coach
Meeting Link:  https://zoom.us/j/93316757544

Topic:  Basic Point Scoring by Zach ERRETT

Date:  Wednesday, 3 June
Time:  14:00 - Zurich (UTC+2) – 8:00 - New York (Check your local time)
Language:  English
Level:  National Referees and Coaches
Meeting Link:  https://zoom.us/j/96329354757

Topic:  Risk Management for Coaches by Zach ERRETT

Date:  Thursday, 4 June
Time:  16:00 – Zurich (UTC+2) – 10:00 - New York (Check your local time)
Language:   English     
Level:  Introductory Level Coach
Meeting Link:  https://zoom.us/j/91290294940

Topic:  Basic Point Scoring by Carlos GARCIA

Date:  Friday, 5 June
Time:  17:00 - Zurich (UTC+2) – 11:00 - New York (Check your local time)
Language:  French
Level:  National Referees and Coaches
Meeting Link:  https://zoom.us/j/95387107478

 

 

Should you have any questions, please contact Zach Errett, UWW Education Manager, at zach.errett@unitedworldwrestling.org.

 

Obituary

Olympic champion Mustafa Dagistanli passes away

By United World Wrestling Press

CORSIER-SUR-VEVEY (September 20) -- Two-time Olympic champion and member of the United Wrestling Hall of Fame Mustafa DAGESTANLI (TUR) passed away on Monday. He was 91 years old.

Born in 1931 in Soguroinar village of Carsamba, Turkey, Dagistanli won gold medals at the 1956 and 1960 Olympic Games. He was also a three-time world champion with gold medals in 1954, 1957 and 1959.

In the 1956 Melbourne Games, Dagistanli won gold in the 56kg weight class. Four years later in Rome, he jumped up to 62kg and finished on the top of the podium.

Dagistanli made his debut for Turkey in 1953 but quickly became one of the most dominant wrestlers in the world and won the first world title in Tokyo in 1954.
 
In his 320 recorded bouts in Turkey, Dagistanli won 319 out of 320 bouts and 70 out of 73 at the international level. The achievement puts him among the best wrestlers walking on the planet during his active days.

After his retirement, he worked as a coach and was part of the Turkish Wrestling Federation. He also served in the Grand National Assembly of Turkey as the Samsun Deputy of the Justice Party for two terms between 1973-1980 and received the State Distinguished Service Medal.